Request that the Board waive the $1,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Charles E. Langlinais, in his capacity as a candidate for Mayor, City of Broussard, Lafayette Parish, in the October 2, 2010 election, whose 2016 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was not filed.

Facts:

Cindy Castille, on behalf of Mayor Charles Langlinais, states she has been trying to complete Mayor Charles Langlinais' campaign reports with the help of the staff. She states she has had trouble understanding the concept of these reports, but she thinks she finally got it correct by amending one of the earlier supplemental reports for the election.

Comments:

ELECTION: October 2, 2010TYPES OF REPORT: 2016 SupplementalDAYS LATE: Not FiledASSESSED FEE: $1,000REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2017REPORTS FILED: Not FiledACTIVITY REPORTED: $9,596.79 in Receipts, $7,085.25 in Disbursements, and $0 in Funds on Hand at Close

OTHER LATE FILINGS: 7

Law:

18:1505.4.A(1) Any candidate, the treasurer or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file any reports under this Chapter, who knowingly fails to file or who knowingly fails to timely file any such reports as are required by this Chapter may be assessed a civil penalty for each day until such report is filed.

18:1495.4D(1) If the final report of a candidate for an election, as required by Paragraph (5), (6), or (7)of Subsection B of this Section, shows a deficit or a surplus, the candidate and his treasurer, if any, shall file supplemental reports with the supervisory committee of all information required in R.S. 18:1495.5. Such reports shall be filed annually no later than February fifteenth and shall be complete through the preceding December thirty-first. Such a supplemental report shall be filed each year until a report has been filed which shows no deficit and until any surplus campaign funds have been disposed of in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.2(I). The report on surplus funds shall disclose the disbursement of such funds in the same manner as expenditures are reported.